I had written Senator Feinstein about WEP and specificlaly how hard it was on Adjuncts when are pensions are much smaller than our full time counterparts. This is her reply to me: U S Senator Dianne Feinstein responding to your message Nov 19 2018 Dear Ms. Allbee : Thank you for writing to me to […]
The Adjunct Voice
SDCCD Salary Schedule Increases for 2019
AFT Guild President Jim Mahler today sent out the announcement below regarding economic issues for next year along with the attached salary schedules. Of note is that Adjunct Faculty will receive 0.84% increases and Contract Faculty will receive 0.50% increases. That’s right, folks, 4/5’s of a percent for Adjuncts and 1/2 of a percent for Contract. […]
Have you lost classes due to low enrollment?
The impact of current low enrollments in colleges around the state has been devastating on many adjuncts as classes are either cancelled or taken away and given to other adjuncts or contract faculty. Please take a moment to take our short 3-question survey regarding any class cancellations you may have suffered this semester at: Cancelled […]
Take FACCC’s survey and speak up for Adjuncts
Your Voice is Needed; Participate in FACCC Membership Survey FACCC is preparing for a new legislative session with the purpose of increasing the faculty voice in the process. As such, we are soliciting member’s opinions and ideas for our legislative priorities for next year. Take a few moments to submit your feedback. Completion of the […]
WEP is a bad feature of Social Security. Here are people trying to over throw it.
Washington, D.C. – This week (September 28, 2018) House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced H.R. 6933, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018. This legislation finally gets rid of Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replaces it with a new formula that […]
Equal Protection for Adjuncts under the Contract
I just posted this to the AFT Guild Google Group, addressed to Ian Duckles with the request that he share this with the other members of the Negotiating Committee. Equal Protection for Adjuncts under the Contract Our legal system is built on one basic concept: Equal Protection under the law. I ask the Negotiating Committee […]